Cyberattack

In computers and computer networks an attack is any attempt to expose, alter, disable, destroy, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of an asset.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Top News In Payments: Chinese Tech Sector Faces Capital Crunch; US Prepares For Potential Iranian Cyberattack
Top News In Payments: Chinese Tech Sector Faces Capital Crunch; US Prepares For Potential Iranian...
January 06, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, China is facing a “capital winter” of venture funding slowdown, the U.S. prepares for a potential Iranian cyberattack, and businesses are...

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US Prepares For Potential Iranian Cyberattack
US Prepares For Potential Iranian Cyberattack
January 03, 2020  |  International

U.S. officials are preparing for the possibility that Iran will attempt a large-scale cyberattack in retaliation for a drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, a...

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UK Insurance Firms Slash Technology Coverage
UK Insurance Firms Slash Technology Coverage
December 26, 2019  |  International

U.K. insurers will not be covering as much digital property and data as they previously did, according to the Financial Times. Now, disasters like fires...

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Top News In Payments: Antitrust Probe For Google Shopping Comparison Tool; Visa Warns Of Rise in Gas Station POS Cyberattacks
Top News In Payments: Antitrust Probe For Google Shopping Comparison Tool; Visa Warns Of Rise...
December 16, 2019  |  News

In today’s top news in payments, the U.S. Department of Justice is expanding its antitrust probe to include Google’s online shopping comparison tool, and Visa...

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New Orleans City Services Hit With Cyberattacks
New Orleans City Services Hit With Cyberattacks
December 13, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Louisiana’s biggest city, New Orleans, home to one of the country’s biggest ports, has been hit with a series of cyberattacks that have been spreading...

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Macy’s Hacked In Magecart Attack
Macy’s Hacked In Magecart Attack
November 19, 2019  |  Retail

As its website has been hacked with code that steals shoppers’ payment information, Macy’s announced it has experienced a data breach. The website was compromised...

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Mexico Ransomware Attack Freezes Pemex Payment Systems
Mexico Ransomware Attack Freezes Pemex Payment Systems
November 12, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Sources have revealed that a ransomware attack has frozen the billing systems of Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex). The company was hit by cyberattacks on Nov....

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CapOne Security Head Transferred In Wake Of Data Breach
CapOne Security Head Transferred In Wake Of Data Breach
November 07, 2019  |  Personnel

Capital One’s chief information security officer (CISO), Michael Johnson, is being transferred to a new position following the bank’s colossal cyberattack in July, The Wall...

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NCR Blocked Mint, QuickBooks As Cyberattack Precaution
NCR Blocked Mint, QuickBooks As Cyberattack Precaution
November 04, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Global enterprise technology company NCR Corp. blocked Mint and QuickBooks Online as a precautionary tactic following a series of bank account cyberattacks, KrebsOnSecurity reported on...

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